Southern_Canuck wrote:
With Chris Tanev (free agent) and Zack Kassian (Buffalo's 1st round 2009, #13) excluded, and the comment that Sauve tops out as a #6 or #7 NHL defenceman, it makes me wonder where the following rank in Gagner's mind:

Wait so the Canucks dont consider Kassian a prospect?

Wait I thought Hockeys Future was the definitive source on who is and who is not a prospect....

Strange enough I asked Corey Pronman of Hockey Prospects the same thing last season when he did a review and omitted Tanev. He told me he had considered Tanev a graduated player. I said maybe you wanna tell MG & AV the same. Makes things easier and of course Tanev played most the season in Chicago as a prospect.

Hockey Future, now that's another story if you look at the Western Conference

Yeah Tinordi is huge and if you recall when MG traded for Ballard and gave away his 1st round pick he said then if he couldn't get the guy he wanted (which was Tinordi ) he used the pick as a trade. But man you have to give Corrado full marks for not thinking twice and jumping right in there

Yeah Tinordi is huge and if you recall when MG traded for Ballard and gave away his 1st round pick he said then if he couldn't get the guy he wanted (which was Tinordi ) he used the pick as a trade. But man you have to give Corrado full marks for not thinking twice and jumping right in there

Did Gillis actually state that Tinordi was the guy he wanted, or is this just speculation?